Friday 24th March 2017

Message from the head Please look out for an important letter which is being sent home today on the subject of a nut ban in

school from the beginning of next term. We have a number of children in school with very serious nut allergies, we have taken advice on this matter and as a result have adopted a NO NUTS policy with effect from the beginning of next term. In general, on food products there is a section that contains allergy advice. If this says that it 'does contain nuts' or 'may contain peanuts' then we DO NOT allow these products into school. Many product labels say that the product 'may con-tain nuts' and this tends to be manufacturers being cautious, so these products are allowed to be brought into school. You will find more information about this on the letter which has been sent home. This change of policy has not been taken lightly and we ask that all parents adhere to it for the safety of all children. Thank you for your co-operation in making life safe for pupils and staff who have this very serious allergy.

Brecknock Primary School, Cliff Villas, London. NW1 9AL Tel: 0207 485 6334 Twitter: @BrecknockSchool Web: www.brecknock.camden.sch.uk

Dates for your calendar

Attendance Rabbit & Early Bird Winners!

Attendance EYFS & KS1: Lundy—100% Attendance KS2: Madagascar—100%

Early Bird: Reception, Jersey, Sicily and Tahiti—0 lates

Parent Questionnaire Thank you to everyone that has completed a Brecknock Parent Questionnaire. If you have not had the chance to do this yet please collect one from the office. Please let us know what you like about the school and what areas you think could be improved.

27th March Brecknock RE Day

28th March Year 3 show at 2pm

28th March Reception Family Maths 9-10am

30th March Year 4 show at 2pm

30th March Thursday Tea: East Africa Appeal

31st March Nursery Trip—Clock Tower

31st March Last day of term—close at 2pm

3rd-17th April Easter Holidays

18th April School Opens—children return

Monday 1st May May Day—School Closed

Thurs 25th May Last day of half term

Friday 26th May INSET Day—School Closed

29thMay–2nd June Half Term Holiday

Monday 5th June Children return to school

Friday 21st July Last day of term for the children

End of Term Shows Next week is our end of term shows for Year 3 and Year 4. If you are able, please come along and see the amazing work the children have done

Year 3—Tuesday 28th March @ 2.00pm Year 4—Thursday 30th March @ 2.00pm

Please try to be prompt so as to not disturb the performers by coming into the hall late.

KS1 Music Video In Year 1 and Year 2 they have made their very own music video! They have been learning 'What A Wonderful World' by Louis Armstrong for the past few weeks in singing assembly. The song is a recording of all of them singing. Please visit the school website or click on this QR code to view it. We hope you enjoy it and to everyone who helped with the video, thank you very much!

School Meals and Breaksfast Club- Price Rise Please note that, from the start of the Summer term (Tuesday, 18th April), the daily price of a school meal will be £2.35. If you wish to change your child's meal arrangements, please come to the office to complete a changes form before the end of this term (Friday, 31st March). Please also note that, from the start of the Summer term (Tuesday, 18th April), the daily price of Breakfast Club will be £2.00. Thank you.

Y6 Parent Conferences TBD We will also be having transition meetings with families from the 2YO room, Mersea Class before the Easter holidays.

Midwife Visit Last week a midwife (and Brecknock parent) Susie came to visit the

Nursery. They discussed all the healthy foods that Mummies should eat to ensure their baby is well. Suzie then showed them the different equipment she uses to check on the baby. They then checked their own heartbeats with a stethoscope, listened to their tummies gurgling with her 'sonic aid' and used a blood pressure pump. She also showed them how to measure the Mummy's tummy to find out how many weeks pregnant she is. Thank you Susie, we had a great morning with you!

Comic Relief Our ‘Getting

Dressed in Red’ day for Comic Re-lief on Wednesday was a huge success. Thank you to all the children (and parents) for making the effort and for buying red noses too. We raised £520. Well done Brecknock!

Community Stay and Play We were proud to launch our community stay and play drop in sessions this week and the first one was a huge suc-

cess. Thank you to all the families that came along. The next one will be on Wednesday 29th March from 8.50—11.30 in our brand new community room.

After Easter we will run these every Monday and Wednesday. If you have a child that is not yet at school please do come along and enjoy the sessions with

Amanda, our community stay and play leader. We have fantastic brand new resources for the children to enjoy and a wonderful chance for you to spend time

with other families. Here are some photos from the opening session.

Golden Book Awards and this weeks winners are...

Anis & Amelie—Mull, Aishah & Dahcaso -Skye, Pierre & Amira —Jersey, Maryam & Kayinat - Guernsey, —Memati & Max —Y3, Jubaira & Kyleene Y4, Cleo & Meah Y5, Senay & Wesley & Ivy (from last week) -Y6

Brecknock Primary School, Cliff Villas, London. NW1 9AL Tel: 0207 485 6334 Twitter: @BrecknockSchool Web: www.brecknock.camden.sch.uk

Batik Painting The children in Year 4 and Year 5 were very lucky to work on a collaborative piece of Batik art. Batik is both an art and a craft of deco-

rating cloth using wax and dye. Some of the children drew pictures of mythical beings - some their very own creation and others from the Greeks. These pic-tures were then transformed into a piece of artwork that will soon feature on the walls of our school. They really enjoyed this experience and the end result is amazing. We can't wait for you to see it.